Abstract: The present invention relates to plants, particularly to crop plants including plants of the family Solanaceae having reduced expression and/or activity of SI ROP9 protein or homologs thereof, displaying increased water use efficiency (WUE) and enhanced tolerance to drought and/or salt stress, with minimal effect on the crop yield.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH010381. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH010381, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH010381 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH010381.

Abstract: The present invention relates to ToLCNDV resistant melon plants comprising one or two introgression fragments in their genome.

Abstract: The invention relates to enzymes and methods for producing a monoterpenoid compound. In one aspect, the invention is a method for producing a monoterpenoid compound, comprising the steps of (1) providing a monoterpenoid precursor; (2) providing a NEPS enzyme; and (3) contacting the monoterpenoid precursor with the enzyme under catalytic conditions to produce an monoterpenoid compound.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 17230739 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 17230739, to the plants of soybean cultivar 17230739, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 17230739, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 17230739. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 17230739. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 17230739, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 17230739 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: A method of producing pollen that reduces fitness of at least one weed species of interest is provided. The method comprises treating the pollen of plants of a weed species of interest with an irradiation regimen selected from the group consisting of: (i) X-ray radiation at an irradiation dose of 10-1600 Gy; (ii) gamma radiation at an irradiation dose of 10-2000 Gy; (iii) particle radiation; and (iv) UV-C radiation at an irradiation dose of 100 ?J/cm2-50 J/cm2, with the proviso that when said weed is A. palmeri, when said irradiation is X-ray, the irradiation dose is not 300 Gy and wherein when said irradiation is gamma irradiation the irradiation dose is not 100, 300 and 500 Gy, and wherein when said radiation is UV-C the dose radiation is not 2 J/cm2.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 10170604 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 10170604, to the plants of soybean cultivar 10170604, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 10170604, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 10170604. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 10170604. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 10170604, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 10170604 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, polypeptides, transgenic plants, compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity (e.g., insecticidal activity) to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds. Nucleic acids encoding the insecticidal proteins can be used to transform prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms to express the insecticidal proteins. The recombinant organisms or compositions containing the recombinant organisms or insecticidal proteins or in combination with an appropriate agricultural carrier can be used to control an insect pest in various environments.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 16030115 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 16030115, to the plants of soybean cultivar 16030115, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 16030115, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 16030115. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 16030115. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 16030115, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 16030115 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method for inducing flavonoid biosynthetic gene-editing in a cell by using a CRISPR/CAS9 system.

Abstract: A new variety of garden bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) designated ‘Pelican’ is provided. Garden bean variety ‘Pelican’ is characterized by its dark green pods in mainly the 4 sieve class, heat tolerance, erect plant habit, and resistance to Colletotrichum lindemuthiunum (Anthracnose) and resistance to many races of Uromyces appendiculatus (Rust).

Abstract: A method of in vivo assembly of a recombinant micelle including: introducing a plasmid into a plant cell, wherein: the plasmid includes a segment of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) for encoding a ribonucleic acid (RNA) for a protein in a casein micelle, the segment of DNA is transcribed and translated; forming recombinant casein proteins in the plant cell, wherein: the recombinant casein proteins include a ?-casein and at least one of an ?S1-casein, an ?S2-casein, a ?-casein; and assembling in vivo a recombinant micelle within the plant cell, wherein: an outer layer of the recombinant micelle is enriched with the ?-casein, an inner matrix of the recombinant micelle include at least one of the ?S1-casein, the ?S2-casein, the ?-casein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of MtNAC33 gene and a protein encoded thereby in the cultivation of high-biomass and drought-tolerant alfalfa, belonging to the technical field of plant genetic engineering. The plant protein encoded by MtNAC33 gene has the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, and MtNAC33 gene has the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1. In the present invention, the drought tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana and alfalfa can be significantly improved by regulating the expression level of MtNAC33 in alfalfa. The phenotypes of delayed flowering, increased leaf-to-stem ratio and more biomass in alfalfa were also developed, which has an important effect for genetic improvement of stress resistance and biomass of forage grass and other crops.

Abstract: This disclosure concerns methods and compositions for identifying canola plants that have a blackleg resistant phenotype. Some embodiments concern molecular markers to identify, select, and/or construct blackleg resistant plants and germplasm, or to identify and counter-select plants that are susceptible or have low resistance to blackleg disease. Some embodiments concern molecular markers to identify, select, and/or construct blackleg resistant plants that carry the Rlm7 gene. This disclosure also concerns canola plants comprising a blackleg resistant phenotype that are generated by methods utilizing at least one marker described herein.

Abstract: New soybean variety designated ‘20012048’ is described. ‘20012048’ is a soybean variety exhibiting stability and uniformity.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for altering the size distribution of starch granules in starch storage organs. Also described are genetically altered plants characterised by the above phenotype as well as methods of producing such plants.

Abstract: New soybean variety designated ‘20013989’ is described. ‘20013989’ is a soybean variety exhibiting stability and uniformity.

Abstract: The present disclosure based on the inventors' recognition that PAN domain containing proteins play important immune regulating functions. Disclosed herein are methods for modulating immune responses in plants and animals, improving in vitro fertilization efficiency, and inhibiting human cell division and cellular migration in cancer cells. Also disclosed herein are genetically modified plants that are resistant to pathogenic infections.

Abstract: New soybean variety designated ‘2987416’ is described. ‘2987416’ is a soybean variety exhibiting stability and uniformity.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 18330107 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 18330107, to the plants of soybean cultivar 18330107, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 18330107, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 18330107. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 18330107. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 18330107, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 18330107 with another soybean cultivar.